Repair or replace
Steve Barker wrote:
On 3/26/2011 11:53 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
Repair or replace. That question often comes up here. I had two
examples in the past week.
I have a Rubbermaid mailbox and post that wad damaged in the
snowstorms. Replacement post, delivered $54
New mailbox and post $52
The light under the kitchen cabinet burned out. It is a fluorescent
fixture that takes an F15 bulb
Replacement bulb $6.88
New fixture including bulb $6.96
The fixture is "assembled in USA" too.
Makes one wonder how they do the pricing of this stuff.
the one i love is the ink for my inkjet printer.
printer complete with 4 inks and 2 printheads on amazon.com $98
pkg of 4 inks alone (no print heads) $125.
Yes, twice i've bought new printers, pulled the ink out of the top of
the box and put the rest in the dumpster.
It's the Gillette business model: Give away the razor and sell the blades.
In your case, I recommend refilling the cartridges. We just bought a set of
refillable cartridges (six) for $13 from an Ebay seller. Even if you DON'T
refill them, the initial charge of ink (included) is still way cheaper than
OEM replacement cartridges.
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